Minute Cryptic offers a daily dose of delightful wordplay with a single cryptic crossword clue. Unlike regular crosswords, cryptic clues have two parts: a straightforward definition and a second meaning hidden through clever wordplay. Your challenge is to decipher both layers to find the answer that fits the grid.
If you need help finding the solution for today, the answers for Minute Cryptic can be found below.
False image in which water finally appears!? Minute Cryptic Answer
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The Answer is… MIRAGE
Helpful Hints
- This clue's indicators are 'False', 'in which... appears', and 'finally'. One of these is an anagram indicator guiding us to mix up some neighbouring letters. Another is a selection indicator, identifying which letter or letters we need to select from an adjacent word. And a third is a containing indicator flagging that some fodder will appear inside other fodder.
- This clue's fodder is 'image' and 'water'. We'll use these letters (or some of them) to construct our answer, as guided by our indicator(s).
- This clue is an &lit, which means the whole clue is the definition and the whole clue is the wordplay. We've typically flagged our &lits using the !? punctuation, but we might drop that designation soon (see video). In this clue, our answer is a kind of false image in which water finally appears.
We hope that helps you solve your Minute Cryptic today. For answers to other puzzles—including the most recent ones—be sure to check out our ongoing Minute Cryptic Answers guide.
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